The Portland daily press., 1887-01-20
HOUSE.
In the House the following bills and p

In the House the following bills and petit
tions were introduced
A bill to make valid certain doings of the Wa
teryIlle Water Company, introduced by Mr. Heald
OF Waterville.
An act to amend chan. 16. Sec 2l. r. s. relat-
ing to steam boilers, by Mr.. Dow of Portland.
An act in favor Of county law libraries by Mr..
Wiswell of Ellsworth.
An act to incorporate the Canton Village Corpo-
ration.
An act in relation to the New England Ship
building Company, by Mr.. Wakefield Of Bath.
Petition of l.. H. Webb, A. X. Bixby and others,
asking that constitutional amendment relating
TO woman suffrage, may be submitted to the peo-
pie, by Mr. Walton OF Skowhegan.
An act relating to domestic animals, by Mr..
Glover of Rockland.
An act relating to assault on female with in
sen y y M ooney aso an a ac
ating to the punishment for rape.
Remonstrance of Bar Harbor Water Company
against any act to conflict with its privileges, by
Mr.. Grindle of Mount Desert.
Remonstrance of w. II. McCrillis, Hannibal
Hamlin, Q. W. Roberts and others, against the pc
tition for a close time in MO0sehead Lake.
A bill to amend sec. "a Of chap. 40 of the Re
yised Statutes relating to fish ways by Mr.. Ryder
of Springfield.
Petition from people in New Sharon, Franklin
county, that a bounty be paid for the killing of
crows, which are represented TO be an ''ntOera-
Die nlllsance;" the petition was introduced by Mr..
An act to regulate the fines of Judges of munic-
pal courts and trial justices.
appropriation in aid of the st. Elizabeth Catholic
Orphan Asylum in Portland, by Mr.. Looney of
Portland.
Petition of 73 citizens of Monticello for aid in
the construction of bridge, by Mr. Sharp of
Monticello.
Petition of W. G. lGetchell and others for char
ter to allow dixie and improvements in certain
marsh lands in Wells, by Woodbury. Bennett.
Petition for amendment of the game laws, by
Mr.. Farrar of Princeton.
Petition for licensing of hawkers and peddlers,
by Mr.. Ryder.
Petition Of William Kincad and others for a
charter of the Cape Elizabeth Water Company
by Mr. Seaman of Cape Elizabeth.
An act giving additional power to the officers of
the Temporary Home for Women, by Mr.. Fogg of
Petition and act for incorporating the Winter
Harbor Water Supply Company for supplying
Winter Harbor, in Gouldsboro, with water by Mr.
Hamilton.
Petition of j. P. HUFF Of Boothbay and others,
for raising the age of consent
BY Mr.. MarstOn of Halowell, petition of G. S.
johnson and others, asking for an appropriation
for Gettysburg battle field.
A number OF petitions asking that towns be
allowed TO appropriate money for Memorial day
expenses.
A bill concerning the burial of soldiers.
Petition for protection of fish in Adams pond in
Jay and Wilton. by Mr.. Vaughan of Jay.
Petition Tor incorporation OF the Skowhegan
Water Company.
A bill to amend the charter Of the Bingham and
Moose River Telephone and Telegraph Company,
by Mr.. Randall Of Augusta.
A bill to incorporate the Liberty and Belfast
Telegraph Company.
Petition Of members Of G. f. Shepley Post,
9. A. r.; in behalf Of Gettysburg Memorial Asso.
citation, by MIR. Sturgis of New Gloucester.
Bill to amend section Al, chapter 40 II. s.. re-
lating to taking salmon.
These orders were introduced and passed
in the House:
That the judiaAry committee inquire into the
expediency OF amending chap. "a, X. S., by strik-
ing out IN the 18th line of sec. 26 the words. "and
have not lived in the town furnishing them relief"
ana STRIKING out OF sec. 30 the words, but this
section does not extend to, or effect the laws con-
cerniDg so-celled State paupers or pauper settle
ments," and insert the words, "and when such
paupers have no legal settlement in the State the
State shall reimburse said plantation for the re-
lief furnished to such amount as the Governor
and Council shall adjudge to have been necessari-
ly expended therefor"
the judiciary be directed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of authorizing the Secretary of State to
purchase from the publishers thereof one hundred
sets OF Fairfelds reports for the of the State
That the committee on judiciary inquire into
the expediency OF passing law relating to last
That, the Senate concurring. the judiciary COM
inlttee be instructed to inquire into the present
laws relating to the assessment of taxes, and
whether they are so framed as to secure practi-
cally an even, just and impartial distribution of
the burdens of taxation upon all classes of proper
W " ana an the citizens Of the State, and what
sary, to fairly equalize these burdens and 10 rem
der 1t practicable TO evenly assess all assessabe
property, whether it be real estate, goods stocks,
bonds or loans and report by bill or otherwise.
That the committee on Judiciary be directed to
inquire into the expedency of authorizing the
the supplemental digest of the Maine Reports
prepared by George G. Hopkins, Esq, conforming
In style OF binding to the Maine digest, to include
VOL 80 of the Reports to be issued at cost not
exceeding $3.50 a copy.
That the committee on legal affairs be directed
TO inquire into the expediency of providing addi-
ton remedies for the enforcement of the collec-
tion OF county taxes upon lands in unineorporated
places and report by'bill or otherwise.
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At - o'clock the Senate and House met in
joint convention, the records of the vote for
United States Senator were read, and joint
resolution was passed declaring Eugene
Hale the Senator-elect. In the absence of
the Governor this fact was communicated to
the Secretary of State.